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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
650
700
750
750
750
800
750
750
700
700
650
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
km/h
45
NNW
30
NNW
30
SW
50
SW
50
SW
35
SW
35
S
70
SSE
80
S
80
SSW
75
S
95
SW
75
SSW
55
SSW
60
S
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
9
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
—
—
14
5
11
29
7
3
2
max °C
-8
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
5
0
0
4
2
5
4
3
3
3
min °C
-8
-8
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
 chill °C
-19
-17
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-11
-11
-10
-8
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
Freezing level m
0
0
150
800
800
900
950
1150
2250
950
850
1250
1150
1750
1900
1600
1650
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-7-6-5-4-3-1-1-5-4-2-211-1-1-2-8-7-3-1-1-1013-1-12244333-1-22667681066981011999
Sunrise
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:36
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
4 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
0
107 km NNE
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light snow
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
119 km SSE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
162 km NE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
162 km SW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
169 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.